Aaaahhhh....Mexico in December!!! I consider myself one lucky girl. I got to spend a WHOLE week in Cabo with Bryan's family. This is my FAVorite pic of the whole trip...of my 2 boys and it was NOT staged. Just like them I just wanted to take it ALL in...it was such a beautiful place!
I did A LOT of things on this trip that normally I am terrified of...snorkeling and zip-lining...and I had a blast and was not scared once doing them. I am so glad I didn't let my fears stop me and am glad to of experienced them with Bryan and fam!
The trip started off right by attending the spanish speaking sacrament service. Had NO clue what they were saying but you could definitely feel the spirit.
Snorkeling...my FIRST experience because THIS time I didn't let my fear stop me...and the water was so blue and clear. WOW...the movie Nemo kept running through my head :-)
The kids had fun on the boat ride to our snorkeling spot. Reis got a little snooze and Aunt Ashley fed him nacho cheese chips...which at first he loved but he sure was messy!
Deep Sea Fishing...what can I say...it was NOT at all what I expected! It technically wasn't fishing in my book. The guides set the hook and you just reel the fish in (which is TOUGH) and then the guide guts it.
SEA SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jason and Cole took a nap to try and help the sickness go away....while they did we headed back to the dock to drop them off. On the way back our boat was SO slow we figured out it was a freakin lemon. So, while docked we did a little complaining/negotiating and got a new boat AND some dramamine!
No more fish were caught but had a great time hanging out, talking and sight-seeing. We saw flying fish, whales, and dolphins...and Bryan made the guide take a detour to see the sea lions.
Zip-lining....LOVED it. I am afraid of heights but I just went for it. We also had to cross a rope bridge (I went super slow...that was the one thing that freaked me out). We also got to repel and Bryan and I got to go at the same time...so, on the way down we took a moment and Bryan layed one on me :-)
Along with all the extra-ciricular activities there was great food and dancing/entertainment. Did I say this was an ALL-INCLUSIVE trip?!?!?! So, needless to say the kids (and us) could not get enough of the drinks. It was funny, the rooms had hard alcohol dispensers in them and the fridges were stocked full of alcohol... and we would ask the maids to stock our fridges with water and sprite and they would just look at us like we were crazy!!
Found out Reis LOVES nutella!!
This resort totally reminded me of Dirty Dancing....the workers were amazing and were involved in everything (I don't think they went home or even slept) and they made it fun for everyone! Every night there was entertainment for the kids on the main stage.... so, of course Everett and Reis wanted in on that even though they really had NO clue what the game was. They were happy to run around on stage and dance acting like a fool! I guess I didn't get a pic of Reis on stage...too busy making sure he wasn't going to get run over or fall off the stage...oops!
On this trip Reis and Everett thought it SO funny to go up to their older cousins and just scream...I would just love to know what goes through their heads :-) So, here is his cousin Barrett entertaining him!
New Years Eve...like usual great food, great atmosphere just stepped up a couple of notches :-)
Reis, once again, had to have his shirt off cuz it was a complete mess from demanding to feed himself...what can ya do?!?!!
Everett was SO cute trying to keep up and do everything his older cousins were doing. Love this pic!
We took a boat ride over to Lovers Beach. There we climbed the big rocks, built sand castles and snorkeled.
This pic cracks me up...it was nearing the end of the week and Everett didn't have really any clean swimsuits and rashguards left, but he INSISTED on wearing a rashguard even though I tried to tell him he didn't need one...so here he is wearing Reis' stuff...BIG man in a LITTLE suit :-)
Burying Barrett and Grandpa Mike!
Everett did not take a liking to being IN the ocean...he liked it from a distance. Reis, on the other hand, really liked it.
While Bryan and I were doing all our extra-cirricular activities, Nana and Grandpa Mike were holding down the fort with the kids! Here is Nana with ALL her grandsons!
Everett and Nana checking out the view!
Here are just some random family shots.
Family photo shoot here in this amazingly beautiful place...kinda crazy with such a big group :-)
The behind the scenes stage play!!!
The kids did awesome on this trip!!! The portable dvd player came in handy, especially when one kid (Reis) would wake up early in the morning and we didn't want him to disturb the other (Everett).
I love this pic!!!! We came back from a day at the beach and we were getting the kids out of their swimsuits when all of a sudden we heard Reis but did not see him.....this is what we found. He didn't like it...I think it was a little cold for him!
Precious...Everett holding Gigi's hand while waiting to get through security!
He works SO hard.
It was an UNBELIEVABLE family trip...great company, food, and fun!! Thanks for ALL the help in making this such an unforgettable trip!
Then there was the outside activities...sliding down a tipped over b-ball hoop...
digging in grandma's flower pot (luckily there is nothing planted there yet). There they found worms and a slug, so we experimented with a little salt...
oh, and the biggest hit of all, for old and young...the stomp rocket...
picnics outside...
The grandkids minus Ryder, asleep in the warm car. I was SO unprepared this trip for my kids clothes wise, guess I was just wishing for warm weather. Thanks Alicia for letting me borrow snow hats!
I laugh every time I see these pics. Just before this Evers, out of the blue, had gone and tackled poor Evka. Now, I guess it was Kaitlyn and Kyler's turn!
Grace had to join the fun...smile Kait!
I just love my sweet little Reis...taking time to smell the roses!
One day we went to a place called Rafiki...aka every mom's dream play place! It is clean for the mom's to relax and not worry about germs and fun for the kids...perfect combo!
Here is Evers doing his thing...lining up ALL the strollers. He does this with all his toys....should I be worried about OCD :-)
Storytime and craft time at the library. Evka and Madi are too cute!
Boise was a BLAST. I LOVE spending time with my fam!
